Bowles, Harold Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold Douglas |
Surname | Bowles |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Sarah Annie Bowles, of Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6585 |
Markings | KN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. F. 10. |
Epitaph | HE SMILES AWAY OUR MEMORY'S TEARS. HIS GIFT - A PURPOSE TO THE FUTURE YEARS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 945312 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5918 (P358437/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1941 |
End Date | 18-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Lost over northern Germany |